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sulfur hexafluoride
Sign in to saveAlso known as sulfur fluoride, hexafluoridosulfur, sulfur(6+) fluoride, sulfur(VI) fluoride, Sulphur hexafluoride, [SF6], SF6, Sulfur fluoride
chemical compound, non-toxic, climate-damaging gas
OverviewAI-generated
Sulfur hexafluoride is a chemical compound with the formula F₆S. Its IUPAC name is hexafluoro-lambda6-sulfane. The substance has a mass of 145.96249 and a molecular weight of 146.06. It possesses a global warming potential of 32400.
Physical properties include a sublimation temperature of -83 and -63.8, a vapor pressure of 21.5, and a solubility of 0.003. The ionization energy is 19.3. The compound has a time-weighted average exposure limit of 6000. It features a charge of 0, an xlogp of 4.2, and a topological polar surface area of 1. There are no hydrogen bond donors, but there are 6 hydrogen bond acceptors.
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Vinony's link graph records 702 inbound references to sulfur hexafluoride, and connects out to atmosphere of Earth, greenhouse gas and solubility.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- F6S
- Molecular weight
- 146.06 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hexafluoro-lambda6-sulfane
- SMILES
- FS(F)(F)(F)(F)F
- InChIKey
- SFZCNBIFKDRMGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.2
- Polar surface area
- 1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
via PubChem
Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 2001
- Admin. routes
- parenteral
- Indications
- pulmonary hypertension, breast cancer, Ischemic stroke, cirrhosis of liver
via ChEMBL · EBI
Research
3,826 papers- Sulfur hexafluoride therapy.Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) · 1983
- Is Hysterosalpingo-Contrast Sonography (HyCoSy) Using Sulfur Hexafluoride Microbubbles (SonoVue) Sufficient for the Assessment of Fallopian Tube Patency? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2023
- Disposal methods, health effects and emission regulations for sulfur hexafluoride and its by-products.Journal of hazardous materials · 2021
- Sulfur hexafluoride in the marine atmosphere and surface seawater of the Western Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2023
- Safety findings after intravenous administration of sulfur hexafluoride microbubbles to 463,434 examinations at 24 centers.European radiology · 2023
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- fluorine
- Mass
- 145.96249
Show 12 more facts
- crystal system
- orthorhombic crystal system
- Commons category
- Sulfur hexafluoride
- canonical SMILES
- FS(F)(F)(F)(F)F
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0576
- sublimation temperature
- -63.8
- vapor pressure
- 21.5
- solubility
- 0.003
- ionization energy
- 15.33
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 6000
- chemical formula
- F₆S
- global warming potential
- 15100
- legal status (medicine)
- boxed warning
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Ball and stick model of sulfur hexafluoride
Names
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sulfur hexafluoride” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.